The Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority, Fuseini Donkor, has questioned the decision by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to publicly name five persons of interest in the Asante Kwaku Berko bribery case.
Mr Donkor described the move as unnecessary, arguing that the investigation could have been conducted discreetly until sufficient evidence had been gathered to support the OSP’s case.
Speaking on Accra-based Channel One TV, he said publicly identifying the individuals could alert them to the ongoing investigation and make it more difficult for investigators to obtain evidence.
“For me, it was unnecessary. I would have wished that he does something on the quiet and rather comes out with a result,” he said.
Mr Donkor explained that once people are publicly identified as persons of interest, they become more cautious about their actions and could take steps to avoid leaving behind evidence that might implicate them.
“The moment you declare somebody a person of interest, he also becomes aware and begins to be conscious of everything that will maybe implicate him, so he begins to cover his tracks,” he added.
His comments come after the OSP named five persons of interest in its investigation into the Ghanaian aspect of the bribery case involving former Goldman Sachs banker and former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, Asante Kwaku Berko.
Among those named is former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor. The others are Francis Walkson Kwasi Dzafa, a former Technical Adviser to the Minister of Power; Solomon Adjetey Sowah, a Deputy Director; Lyndon Nii Mettle, Director of Tricorp Group Limited; and Baffour Ankomah Brobbey, an employee of Tricorp Group Limited.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has stressed that being identified as a person of interest does not mean the individuals are suspects or have been found guilty of any wrongdoing.
The OSP’s investigation follows the conviction of Asante Kwaku Berko by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6, 2026. He was found guilty over his involvement in a scheme involving more than US$1 million in bribes paid to Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a power plant.
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